Posted on 12/22/2012 11:32:10 AM PST by rellimpank
In the wake of the deadly Connecticut school shooting last week, one question has repeatedly surfaced in the Black Hills and across much of the country: Why would anyone want to own an assault weapon?
One thing is clear — the high-powered rifles capable of shooting multiple rounds in a hurry are in high demand. After President Barack Obama said this week he would push to renew a ban on purchasing the rifles, local gun-shop owners said the weapons have been flying off their shelves.
Meanwhile, gun owners in Rapid City cite diverse reasons for purchasing the weapons. Some say they are durable and accurate; a few see them as a financial investment or a way to exercise their constitutional rights; while others point to their value in self-protection or in the fun of target shooting.
Whatever the reason, assault-rifle owners are committed to the weapon.
"There is something kind of zen-like in setting up a bench and trying to put
(Excerpt) Read more at rapidcityjournal.com ...
What a deceitfully written piece.
the writer certainly has read “The Journalist’s Guide to
Gun Violence Coverage’
And my wife keeps asking why those “bricks” keep appearing in her grocery cart at Wal*Mart... ‘-)
I'd wager that with a hacksaw, a propane torch, some silver solder, and some scrap sheetmetal for gusseting you could graft a couple of mags together and have it work reliably.
A little late for that. The HHS mandate that employers violate deeply-held religious beliefs to pay for contraception and abortion so that Sandra Fluke and her clones don't have to pay for their own entertainment crossed that line. That command was evil, tyrannical, and unconstitutional.
You cannot prevent evil. You can only defend against it.
Did he off himself when he ran out of ammo for the AR?
You cannot prevent evil. You can only defend against it.
You cannot prevent evil. You can only defend against it.
If for instance magazines are limited to 10 rounds that should reduce the rate of aimed fire by maybe 50%. It is easy to shoot at least 5 rounds in the time it takes to change a magazine.
There are two other factors to consider; weight and space.
When considering weight each extra empty magazine may cost you the weight of 5 extra rounds you can carry.
When considering space each extra magazine could cost you 10 or twenty rounds. I say this because the shooter in the case in question was wearing tactical vest designed specifically for carrying magazines. If you have a ten round magazine occupying the space that a 20 or 30 round magazine would have occupied you are loosing significant ammunition.
But in reality limiting the magazine capacity would simply force a strategy change for a mass murderer. He would either choose another weapon or method of killing.
You cannot prevent evil. You can only defend against it.
That's one word for it...
And mags can be taped together, butt-to-butt.
Absolutely correct! It is the "Bill of Rights" not the bill of needs and they were granted by our Creator not by some pettifogging bureaucrat in DC.
Regards,
GtG
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I sincerely expect him to die of sodium poisoning, as he is notorious for eating food so salty that most other people find it to be inedible. His doctors probably told him this was unwise, so his response was to try and limit it for everyone else.
I don't think he shot himself until the police arrived, but don't quote me.
No doubt!!!
Not so, you need $200 for the tax stamp and a BATF Form 4 and you are good to go. You may buy short barreled rifles and shotguns, suppressors, and fully automatic weapons manufactured before 1968 along with "any other weapon" which are a relative bargain at $5 for the tax stamp.
Ordinarily you need a mug shot, a set of fingerprints, and a sign-off from the "chief law enforcement officer" of your county or parish to successfully process a Form 4. You can avoid all that if you form a trust (an LLC works too but isn't as discreet) to hold your Class III collection with yourself as the trustee.
You may now buy and store Class III items and use them within the restrictions established by the BATF but you may only buy and sell through Class III Federal Firearms Licensed dealers within your state of residence. If you wish to purchase an item from an out of state dealer it must be transferred to a local Class III dealer before you can assume possession for your trust.
You may not allow anyone who is not listed on your trust documents access to your Class III items. They may look but not touch and most assuredly they may not fire your goodies. Lastly, you need to make "special arrangements" if you intend to cross your state line with your "collectibles".
It's a pain to get started but once you have the trust in place all it takes is patience and money and you can "rock and roll".
Regards,
GtG
PS If you buy a short barreled, fully automatic rifle fitted with a suppressor you will need to file three Form 4s and submit three certified checks for $200 each. Each Class III item needs it's own paperwork. If ya wanna play, you gotta pay...
Various wordings of the Second Amendment were tried during its development. The end result *purposefully* leaves out any enumeration of reasons why an individual has the right to keep and bear Arms. Any reason *why* an individual may or may not keep and bear Arms, was left to the states and the people thereof, to settle among themselves.
The only enumeration in the Second Amendment focuses on what to do about a group of men under Arms - what is to happen when individuals who bear military grade Arms are in a group, and they *are* capable of exercising martial power. What *then,* was to become of that power?
The answer was, that both the states and the federal government would rely upon *the group* being formally mustered, well-regulated, well trained to Arms, well discplined, and answerable to civilian authority.
Both the states and the federal government sought unity of function and preparedness of the militia of each state. The state militiae should be “well trained to Arms” and be capable of, and mindful of, lawfully exercising martial power and respecting lawful civilian authority.
In the old days up to around WW-I times and for a while thereafter, there was a tradition of local militia drilling on the common, the town green, or the county fairgrounds. It gave people an opportunity to remain somewhat familiar with military duty; it helped to keep them from becoming too rusty. It demonstrated the proper practices and discipline *for all to see.*
It is a shame that most communities and counties and states got out of that practice.
All the uses of weapons, firearm or not, for non-military purposes, were left to be decided by the states and their people.
Again, there would be no condition within the Second Amendment, by which you do, or do not, have the right to keep and bear Arms; because, the Founding Fathers correctly anticipated that any such enumerated condition might be used as grounds for an individual to either be forced to bear Arms or be stripped of their Arms.
I’m curious. Where did we get this kid from? He’s delightful.
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